after playing a ton of super smash bros, i just cant see how ill be able to enjoy this. the gameplay looks like a huge downgrade, and the entire game looks uncreative.

sony needs money though... theyve been suffering hefty losses for some time now. makes sense theyd try a game like this; it really doesnt have to be better than super smash bros, itll sell fairly well regardless.

on the other hand, battle arena toshinden was awesome though! played it for the first time in a sears. i think i have an old ps1 demo disc with it on there... gotta play it again

Okay then, what are these reasons? I mean if you said you were a big fan of Crash and Spyro and you would be disapointed if they weren't in the game, I would understand. But I don't see how two characters on the roster would change the overall quality of the title.

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Because super smash bros would of been the same game without Mario and Luigi.

The series certainly could have survived their loss. Luigi was just a reskin of Mario for most of the three games, and Mario is definitely not the most interesting character. It would have been strange for Nintendo to not include them, but the games still would have been great fun regardless.

Bale Fire Well, a big part is what you mentioned already, Crash and Spyro being a major part of my childhood along with the reason I still play any games to this day, but looking at the other characters so far, it just seems pointless to make this game. I mean there are a few in there that are redeemable such as Sweet Tooth, but other than that it just seems like characters that they felt like had to be in there because of some marketing thing. I mean Nathan Drake barely does anything interesting from what I've seen, and putting Big Daddy in the game seems like a further stretch than putting Snake in SSBB. That cat thing that I can't remember the name of, hell, probably 40% of the players won't even know who he is, and another good portion of the characters just seem like blatant rip-offs of characters from Brawl, such as Fat Princess to Olimar which will bore players of the Smash series. If they added Crash and/or Spyro, it would offer a chance (assuming they kept their canon attacks, such as Crash's spin-attack or Spyro's gliding ability) it would at least offer a variation from some of the other characters, thus changing up the gameplay a bit, therefore adding a bit more of a well-felt challenge to the game. Other than that though, classic gamers really have no pitch into buying this if either of them weren't in the game other than collection or die-hard fandom.

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Umm... How can Bayonetta be a rip off of God of War, which took a TON of inspiration from Devil May Cry... When Bayonetta was made by some of the people who made Devil May Cry? I'm confused...And on the topic of Playstation All-Stars, everyone who has seen the game has more than likely made the assumption that it's very similar to Super Smash Brothers, but seriously who cares? If it's a good game, why does it matter what games it took inspiration from?People's going to be ripping off other games all the time, and honestly, I can't blame them at this point. When companies try to come out with original, unheard of ideas, they for the most part become undersold because the territory is so "unfamiliar" that no one wants to chance purchasing the game.

Leon_Gehste Anyone who claims Okami is a rip off of the Zelda series of games has clearly never played Okami through it's entirety. It's a game that is based old tales from the east, and the only similarities you can draw are genre based similarities. Shit, if Okami is a rip off of Zelda then any action adventure featuring a dungeon must be to right? Just people grasping at straws. As for the Bayonetta being a rip off of God of War? Ha! HAHAHAHAHAHA! God of War borrowed heavily from multiple games, one of which being Devi May Cry, which if you remember correctly was made by a lot of the people that made Bayonetta, Go on with your toll selves ps3 twitter fanboys! He is right, it is a rip off, but that is clear to everyone.

Oh man. This talk of Okami being a rip-off of the Legend of Zelda. Makes me want to punch someone in the face. Like the time my friend said Halo was the same as Mass Effect all over again. But on topic, I'm a sony fanboy. So I'm probably going to get this at some point no matter what. Rip-off and all.

I like to think Zelda was an "inspiration" for Okami. Okami plays NOTHING like a traditional Zelda at all. The giant worlds and puzzle solving and epic bosses doesn't belong to the Zelda series anyway.

And Bayonetta may have quick time events and such, but it's different from God of War if you sit and play both one after the other.

Playstation All-Stars is going to be good, since they went so far as to add Sir Dan and Spike, two TRUE Playstation 1 All-Stars.

As for Spyro and Crash, Sony doesn't exactly have them on speed dial like Nathan Drake and Kratos. Activision owns them, and arguments could spiral into what incarnation they should appear in.

Do you guys want Skylanders Spyro running around? Or the Crash that gets DIZZY by using his signature spin attack? And no, they probably cannot use the original design, as it would be up to Activision, who, once more, owns the characters now.

oni_heroJ4ckyAlieenDragoshi1 You guys are totally right. Okami is brilliant and the comparisons are downright insulting to both franchises' artistic merit. Kamiya has been quoted in the past stating that Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past is a huge influence for him creatively, so it's no surprise he takes inspiration from its gameplay.

I don't think there's any question that All-Stars is going to be fun, I highly doubt Kamiya would even claim the title won't be fun. That point assuredly had no influence over his statement. He just won't be playing it because that's not what he believes in. Has nothing to do with the game itself, and everything to do with the decision to make it and its development.